MV CDC Committee

The Monte Vista Community Development Corporation has joined forces with the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce and will now act as a committee within the Chamber. Members of the CDC are now members of the Chamber and anyone wishing to serve on the committee may do so by becoming a member of the Chamber.

Our Mission

To give guidance and assistance to new commercial ventures within the community.

To establish relationships and partnerships with other like economic organizations, such as Upper Rio Grande Economic Development, www.urg-edc.com.

To evaluate and develop opportunities with existing businesses to identify economic potentials within the area.

To educate new and existing businesses concerning economic opportunities, and provide guidance and resources as needed.

Recent Projects

The Monte Vista Community Development Committee (MVCDC) and the Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce worked on a project to help beautify the town of Monte Vista and give a better location for event banners to be seen on the west and east side of Monte Vista. It was labeled as the Banner Station Project which included two banner stations located at the west end of Chapman Park and Montez Park by Sonic on the east end of town. The project included two 25 foot poles set 15 feet apart with several eye bolts place in the pole to tie banners to for display at each location. With these stations it gives a good location, sturdy structure and a visible location for event banner presentation.

The project would not have been possible without the donation help from Monte Vista Chamber, San Luis Valley Rural Electric, City of Monte Vista, Monte Vista Rotary and the Monte Vista Kiwanis. A special thanks goes to the San Luis Valley Rural Electric for their donation of the crew and equipment to dig the holes and set the poles.

​The City of Monte Vista has offered to hang any banner at the stations once they have been contacted for the event and given the banner (s) to place on the station locations. This process is being done to promote safety in the placement of the banners. The city can be contacted at City Hall or by calling 719-852-2692.​ Remember our community working together can make the Monte Vista area a great place.

Completed Projects

MVCDC has assisted with the following projects:

Establishment of pre-construction relationships between the City, School District, Neenan Archistruction to provide open communication networks throughout the school construction.Facilitated land transfer agreements between the City and School District for future development.

​Assisted in the Cumbres and Toltec #463 Locomotive Restoration Project. Jim Poston, project shop manager in addition to working on the restoration also recorded economic revenue that was brought into the town of Monte Vista as part of this restoration project. Additional local businesses positively impacted by the project were motel rooms, meals parts, crane service, welding service, truck transportation and more.

​Established a community service program matching court mandated community service sentences with community enhancement projects.

​Financed and developed advertisement options with several local businesses to promote and enhance the market base.Assisted a local business with the development and promotion of a new product that was complementary to the business venture. This resulted in the increased sale of video games by 15%.